Page 16: Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   In the year 1920 ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees   

Oct 29   Johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1920.   

Oct 30   The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1920 dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)   

Oct 31   Romania annexes Bessarabia in the year 1920.   

Nov 01   Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 01   On this day in history james J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes)   

Nov 02   In the year 1920 andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73   

Nov 02   Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history kDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station   

Nov 02   In the year 1920 warren G Harding elected President   

Nov 03   "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater in the year 1920.   

Nov 04   Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game) in the year 1920.   

Nov 05   On this day in history douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Nov 06   John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC) on this day in history.   

Nov 08   In the year 1920 abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83   

Nov 08   In the year 1920 actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn   

Nov 10   On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC   

Nov 10   In the year 1920 tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage)   

Nov 11   Roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour) in the year 1920.   

Nov 12   Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner in the year 1920.   

Nov 12   On this day in history richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon)   

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany on this day in history.   

Nov 14   American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards in the year 1920.   

Nov 14   Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   In the year 1920 ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg   

Nov 15   Free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   In the year 1920 league of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva   

Nov 16   In the year 1920 australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited   

Nov 16   On this day in history betty Hicks, LPGA golfer   

Nov 16   In the year 1920 postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps   

Nov 18   In the year 1920 alfred William Bedford, test pilot   

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1920 ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner   

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Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roger Peacock, writer   

Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)   

Jan 02   Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker   

Jan 03   In the year 1920 birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)   

Jan 01   Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1920 death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

Jan 07   Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)   

Jan 16   In the year 1920 reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 20   Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered